Ambulance Paramedic (Band 6) or NQP (Band 5)

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

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Job summary

Ambulance Paramedic (band 6) or NQP (band 5) within the IOW NHS Trust

Band 6 £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata if part time

Band 5 (NQP) - £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata if part time

FULL TIME PERMANENT ROLE

Isle of Wight NHS Trust is located on a beautiful Island, four miles from the South Coast of England. Its the perfect place to bring up a family and ideal if you enjoy the outdoors, Festivals, and events. London can be reached within two hours and our closest airport at Southampton flies to destinations across Europe.

We are recruiting into permanent Paramedic posts. The positions are full-time and will be based at Newport Ambulance Station, Isle of Wight.

The role is as exciting and varied as it is challenging. When you join the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Ambulance Service you'll work with a host of public and voluntary services; Police and Fire & Rescue Service and volunteers from organisations such as British Red Cross, St John Ambulance, RNLI, IoW Search and Rescue & HM Coastguard.

Successful applicants will demonstrate high levels of personal commitment to facilitate the delivery of a patient-focused service.

We need individuals who have the drive and passion to make a difference to people's lives, but also the personal resilience to work in a high-pressured environment.

Successful candidates will need to be available to start in post for February 2025.

Main duties of the job

Job Purpose

To deliver high quality, patient centred care.
To ensure that relationships and own behaviour is managed in line with Trust and service competencies.

Job Statement

To respond using advanced emergency driving skills and manage emergency calls / incidents as allocated by the Integrated Care Hub, including emergencies, urgent calls, routine transfers, mainland transfers and other operational details commensurate with their role and responsibilities.
Work either as part of ambulance crew or as a solo responder.
At all times provide specialist, clinical, social and holistic care to patients in a pre-hospital environment.
Formulation and delivery of critical care plans and treatment for patients in accordance with agreed guidelines, Trust / Service Policy, Procedures and current legislation, Health & Care Professions Council including Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC), College of Paramedics (CoP) and National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) as appropriate.
Demonstrate a continued commitment to professional development.
Lifting, carrying and moving of patients and / or equipment.

About us

We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trusts beach hut in Ryde. We offer flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.

Date posted

28 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata if part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

470-24-A-0018-TS

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

Newport, Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current HCPC Registered Paramedic

Desirable

C1 Driving Licence
D1 & D2 (Blue Light) driving qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience of delivering high quality patient-centred care in a pre-hospital environment

physical skills

Essential

Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder e.g. Manual Handling and Lifting

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current HCPC Registered Paramedic

Desirable

C1 Driving Licence
D1 & D2 (Blue Light) driving qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience of delivering high quality patient-centred care in a pre-hospital environment

physical skills

Essential

Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder e.g. Manual Handling and Lifting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).